Welcome to Strawn ...

The city of Strawn is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Strawn is located in Palo Pinto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Strawn has a population of 670 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Strawn is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Strawn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Strawn lies within the (940) area code.

The ZIP code for Strawn: 76475<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Strawn had an population of 670 people. This is an increase of 2.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Strawn had a population of 653 people. This makes Strawn the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 653 people, the population of Strawn decreased 11.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 739 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Strawn.

Communities Also Named Strawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Strawn - they are located in Illinois and Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strawn.

Communities near Strawn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Strawn.

• Ranger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Ranger is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <6>
• Gordon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gordon is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <6>
• Mingus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
  • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <6>
• Thurber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurber
  • Thurber is located in Erath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurber <6>
• La Casa ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
  • La Casa is located in Stephens County
• Caddo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
  • Caddo is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <6>
• Santo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
  • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <6>
• Necessity
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
  • Necessity is located in Stephens County
• Olden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
  • Olden is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olden <6>
• Palo Pinto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
  • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Strawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strawn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strawn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strawn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strawn. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Strawn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strawn ...

Looking for more information about Strawn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Strawn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Strawn.

Adding Strawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strawn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Strawn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Strawn post office opened in 1880.

We also found Strawn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strawn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/